A LLYN mother has reached her target of raising £10,000 in memory of her son.

Adam Thompson, from Boduan, passed away just over a year ago from a rare form of blood cancer.

His mother, Margaret Mason, was determined that no-other mother should go through what her family has, so decided to embark on a 500 mile walk to raise money to help find a cure.

Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research will be the recipient of the majority raised, although some will also find its way to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature, which was a cause very close to Adam’s heart.

Margaret said: “While some forms of leukaemia treatment have a high success rate, the form which Adam died from is nowhere near as well researched.

“It’s important that steps can be made to try and get rid of this terrible disease.”

She started out on the journey back in November, and worked her way past the canals of Central England and North East Wales.

Taking a break only for Christmas, even one of the coldest periods in recent memory wasn’t enough to deter Margaret from completing her journey.

She said: “I’m feeling a little sore, but pretty good overall.

“What kept me going all this time was raising these funds for such a worthy cause, and all the support I’d received beforehand.

“I’d started, so was determined to finish!

“Although sometimes hard going, I did enjoy some aspects of it, and it was nice to see parts of the countryside.

“Planning the whole trip was probably the hardest part in all honesty!

“It also looks like I’ve reached my target of £10,000 which is great really.

“I can’t thank everyone enough for all their help, and the money’s come flooding in.

“I’ve even had people come up to me asking how they can donate, so it doesn’t seem to have stopped yet.”

A wrap-up party will be held in The Cliffs, Morfa Nefyn at 7.30pm tonight (Thursday). There will be a buffet supper as well as a quiz, and Margaret herself will be on hand. She can also be contacted on (01758) 721577